Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Consisting of diatoms or their skeletons.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany, belonging to or resembling Diatomacæ.
- Containing or made up of diatoms: as, diatomaceous earth. See
infusorial earth , under infusorial.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective consisting of or containing diatoms or their fossils.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or containing
diatoms or their coverings.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Such layers, or beds, of diatoms are called diatomaceous earth, or diatomite.
Diatomite 2008
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Another product is a dust made of crushed fossils called diatomaceous earth that can be sprinkled on floors.
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Another product is a dust made of crushed fossils called diatomaceous earth that can be sprinkled on floors.
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Industrial steam, vacuuming and abrasives such as diatomaceous earth are some of the methods used for removing and controlling bedbugs.
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Industrial steam, vacuuming and abrasives such as diatomaceous earth are some of the methods used for removing and controlling bedbugs.
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This filtering, aka fining, is typically performed with fish-bladder isinglass or egg whites, although some companies now choose vegan alternatives such as bentonite clay, silica gel, diatomaceous earth and Irish moss, a seaweed product also known as carrageenan.
Anneli Rufus: Are Animals in Your Cocktail? Anneli Rufus 2011
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I've used soapy water, ProTek, a citrus extract that repels insects, and diatomaceous earth applied while the foliage is wet.
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Dust your plants and surrounding soil with diatomaceous earth.
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This filtering, aka fining, is typically performed with fish-bladder isinglass or egg whites, although some companies now choose vegan alternatives such as bentonite clay, silica gel, diatomaceous earth and Irish moss, a seaweed product also known as carrageenan.
Anneli Rufus: Are Animals in Your Cocktail? Anneli Rufus 2011
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This filtering, aka fining, is typically performed with fish-bladder isinglass or egg whites, although some companies now choose vegan alternatives such as bentonite clay, silica gel, diatomaceous earth and Irish moss, a seaweed product also known as carrageenan.
Anneli Rufus: Are Animals in Your Cocktail? Anneli Rufus 2011
slumry commented on the word diatomaceous
Good gracious! This dirt is diatomaceous!
June 15, 2007